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 10                       "Good morrow, friend," said the rob- ber, as he passed the stall; "you rise                       betimes, old as you are; I should think                        you could scarcely see to work by this                        light." "Indeed, sir," replied the cobbler, "old                       as I am I do not want for good eye-sight,                        as you must needs believe, when I tell you                        I sewed a dead body together the other                        day where I had not so good a light as I                        have now." “A dead body!" exclaimed the robber,                       who had thus luckily met the very man                        who could give him the information he was                        in search of. "However you do not wish to make me believe, that the people of your city do impossible things. "I tell you," said Mustapha, in a loud and angry tone, "I sewed a dead body to-                       gether with my own hands." "Then I suppose you can tell me also                       where you performed this wonderful busi-                        ness." Upon this Mustapha related every par- ticular of his being led blindfolded to the house. "Well, my friend,” said the robber,                       'tis a fine story, I confess, but not                        very easy to believe: however, if you will                        convince me by shewing me the house                        you talk of I will give you four p